Miami Dolphins' Reynold "Rey" Maualuga was accused Saturday of grabbing a man by the throat and shoving him while refusing to pay a $40 bill at E11ven Miami, according to the arrest form.

Maualuga, 30, was arrested outside of the nightclub at 29 NE 11 St. He was booked at the Turner Guildford Knight Correction Center and appeared in Miami-Dade County Court Saturday afternoon.

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The Miami Dolphins announced they waived Maualuga and promoted running back De'Veon Smith. The team plays against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1 p.m. Sunday. Maualuga, who was signed Aug. 19, played in six games with four starts. He recorded 23 tackles, 14 solo, in his lone season with the team. He played the first eight seasons of his career with Cincinnati from 2009 to 2016.

Maualuga has played in 120 career NFL games with 108 starts and originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick -- 38th overall -- in the 2009 NFL draft.

Smith, who signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent May 5, totaled 12 carries for 35 yards with a 2.9 average in the preseason. He was a four-year letterman, from 2013 to 2016, and two-year starter at Michigan, where he played in 49 games with 26 starts and totaled 495 carries for 2,235 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Smith started all 13 games as a senior in 2016 and earned All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.